Prayers and Meditations — §200
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 200 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
َدَمِ، فَلَمَّا جَاءَ أَمْرُكَ المُبْرَمُ قُمْتُ بِحَولِكَ وَدَعَوْتُ مَنْ فِي سَمائكَ وَأَرْضِكَ إِلى شَطْرِ مَواهِبِكَ وَأُفُقِ أَلْطافِكَ، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنِ اعْتَرَضَ عَلَيَّ وَقامَ عَلَى ضُرِّي وَقَتْلِي، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ شَرِبَ خَمْرَ إِفضالِكَ وَسَرُعَ إِلى جِهَةِ عَرْشِكَ، أَسْئَلُكَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
And when Thine irresistible summons reached me, I arose, fortified by Thy strength, and called all that are in Thy heaven and all that are on Thy earth to turn in the direction of Thy favors and the horizon of Thy bounties. Some caviled at me, and determined to hurt me and slay me. Others drank to the full of the wine of Thy grace, and hastened towards the habitation of Thy throne.
Translation Notes
SE rendered َدَمِ، (adami،), فَلَمَّا (falammá), جَاءَ (jáʾ), أَمْرُكَ (ʾamruk) as “And when, reached, summons”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: have come unto himgleaningsGWB §230: come to theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: reachethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: I camegleaningsGWB §506: did bringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: came untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: came unto them
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: commanded themfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §469: matterkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: at Whose biddingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: of Thy behesttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: of power
irresistible 36% resistless 27% all-compelling 9% inscrutable 9% divinely-appointed 9% inescapable 9%
This form usually rendered as “have”, “arisen”, “rise” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: arosefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §728: their life hereafterkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: hath raised me uptablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she rose
This form usually rendered as “around”, “power”, “surround” (19 occurrences)
SE expanded to “by Thy strength”
This form usually rendered as “summoned”, “summon”, “have” (31 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: beseecheth TheegleaningsGWB §645: Set ye asidekitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: callestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §712: caused me to turntablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: was calledthe-hidden-wordsHW §34: I summonepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: supplications
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: exaltationfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §43: before His namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: in nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: by the name oftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: unto the heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: all that is on earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §234: land of the heart’s desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: Thy realmthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: in this landfire-tabletFire §3: ongleaningsGWB §286: every human frame
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My prisongleaningsGWB §598: the whole worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §189: sideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to PersiagleaningsGWB §282: the presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §494: towardepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: North and SouthgleaningsGWB §579: God’s sacred Court
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: of all giftsgleaningsGWB §621: upon His grace and bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: Thy giftswill-and-testamentW&T §56: the giftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §569: and bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §537: Thy bestowalswill-and-testamentW&T §53: Bounty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of the worldfire-tabletFire §26: the heavengleaningsGWB §401: sourceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: of Thy glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: above the horizongleaningsGWB §693: dayspringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §613: the whole world
This form usually rendered as “favors”, “gifts”, “loving-kindness” (65 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: SubtilegleaningsGWB §307: refinedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: loftyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: Thy loving-kindnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: divine favorwill-and-testamentW&T §27: as a signepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: most sanctifiedgleaningsGWB §655: the fragrance of Thy loving-kindness
This form usually rendered as “others”, “some” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the feet of the erringfire-tabletFire §45: with hategleaningsGWB §532: of them thatkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: theseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: all the dwellerswill-and-testamentW&T §2: after myepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: whosoever
SE expanded to “caviled at me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: protestedgleaningsGWB §658: withdrawnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: unseemly cavilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: turned backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thee turn awaywill-and-testamentW&T §17: hathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: who hast turned away
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the blindgleaningsGWB §644: the tribulationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: in no wise damageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §409: adversitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: difficultieswill-and-testamentW&T §35: troublesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: troublegleaningsGWB §475: and mischief hurt thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hast slaingleaningsGWB §44: deathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: Woe untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: and put to deathwill-and-testamentW&T §9: to put ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá to deathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: killgleaningsGWB §460: I be slainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: fought
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “quaffed”, “drunk” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: drunkgleaningsGWB §200: drain itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: cupprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: Give her to quaffthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: drinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: quaffedgleaningsGWB §57: quaff your fill. Drinkkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: those that have quaffed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: with the winegleaningsGWB §528: with prideprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: Thy manifold wisdomthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: from the celestial winegleaningsGWB §552: draughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: to partake of the winegleaningsGWB §73: the drunkennessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: of the wine
grace 38% bountiful 14% gracious 14% bounteousness 10% bounty 10% tender 5% loving-kindness 5% favors 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: gracious favorgleaningsGWB §621: upon His grace and bountykitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: so great an outpouringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §4: and bountiful favorstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garmentwill-and-testamentW&T §50: All-Bountiful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: Haste yegleaningsGWB §195: hastekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “Swiftprayers-and-meditationsP&M §4: that I may hastenthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: traverseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hastenedgleaningsGWB §78: have made hasteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: they hastened
This form usually rendered as “throne”, “seat”, “have” (9 occurrences)
SE rendered جِهَةِ (jihah), عَرْشِكَ، (ʿarshika،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk) as “the habitation, Thy throne”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §629: I entreat Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §699: begepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We praygleaningsGWB §112: I beseechprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: hath been set aflameepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, that
